Element Type Definition: UNIQUE

Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Element Type Definition

Element Type Name	UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER
Short Name	UID
View Name	CI_UNIQUE_IDENTIFIERS
Description	Named group of attributes and/or relationships that uniquely identify
	an entity.

	The attributes and relationships that make up the UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER
	are known as the UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER_ENTRIES

Sub-type of	SECONDARY_ACCESS_ELEMENT
Versioning:	Belongs to: ENTITY versionable object
Rules:	API Spec Uniqueness Criteria Deletion Rules
Descriptor:	ENTITY_REFERENCE NAME
Used by:	Oracle Designer
Underlying table:	SDD_UID
Changes:	Summary of changes to UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER in Release 6i

Reference Properties
Name	Opt ?	Notes	Relationship	In Arc
ENTITY_REFERENCE	N	Prompt: Entity Transferable only if null	Must be for identification of one and only one ENTITY

Properties
Name	Datatype	Opt ?	Notes	Domain	Default Value
NAME	VARCHAR2(30)	N	The name of this unique identifier Prompt: Name Uppercase
PRIMARY_UID_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether this UID is the primary UID Prompt: Primary UID ? Uppercase	YESNO	Y
PARENT_IVID	NUMBER(38, 0)	Y	Internal use only. Exists on "secondary" element types from a versioning viewpoint. Contains the IVID of the primary element type (not necessarily a PAC) forming the basis of the "versionable object" to which this element type belongs Not displayed System maintained Updatable only if null Defined on SAC supertype
PAC_REFERENCE	NUMBER(38, 0)	Y	Internal use only. Exists on "secondary" element types from a structural viewpoint. Contains the IRID of the PAC forming the basis of the "logical object" to which this element type belongs Not displayed System maintained Not updatable by user Defined on SAC supertype

Multi-line Text
Name	Text Type	Prompt
DESCRIPTION	CDIDSC	Description
NOTES	CDINOT	Notes

Other Properties
UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER has the 20 user definable properties (USER_DEFINED_PROPERTY_0, _1, _2, _3 etc) for User Extensibility
The following 'standard' properties are also inherited by all element types: ID IRID IVID ELEMENT_TYPE_NAME DATE_CREATED CREATED_BY DATE_CHANGED CHANGED_BY NUMBER_OF_TIMES_MODIFIED TYPES

Other element types that reference UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER:

Each DIAGRAM_ELEMENT_USAGE must be for one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each DOCUMENT_ATTACHMENT must be from one and only one ACCESS_CONTROLLED_ELEMENT (in arc)
Each UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER_ENTRY must be belong to one and only one UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER
Each PRIMARY_KEY_CONSTRAINT may be implementing one and only one UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER
Each UNIQUE_KEY_CONSTRAINT may be implementing one and only one UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER
Each EXTENDED_STRUCTURE_ELEMENT must be part of one and only one ACCESS_CONTROLLED_ELEMENT (in arc)
Each EXTENDED_STRUCTURE_ELEMENT must be use of one and only one ACCESS_CONTROLLED_ELEMENT

Note:

All properties are displayed and updatable by the user unless indicated otherwise

All reference properties are displayed and transferable unless indicated otherwise

All domains are enforced unless indicated otherwise

All properties and reference properties are defined on this element type unless indicated as inherited from a supertype